Horize W230st Laptop - How to customise?

belongsinforums on 23/09/2013 - 14:16

Hiya

I couldn't find a website on the 1st page of Google results that really summed up the customisation options for this laptop

There was a discussion on WP leading up to its release earlier this year, but it went quiet after that: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2121427

OK, so my question is, what is worth 'upgrading' on this laptop via the retailers' websites?

Affordable laptops offers a low voltage processor option, which seemed popular on WP, but I don't know if it's worth the extra money
It seems that it can hold 3 hard drives. I'm guessing a small SSD and a small HDD will suffice.
Dual Band Wireless…is it worth it? Is it supported in public places yet? Or is it more just something I'd use at home with torrents?
8GB RAM…enough for most people? When would I see the ram bottleneck performance?

Thanks for your help!

Comments

leeroys_dad on 23/09/2013 - 14:30

IMO don't get a new laptop without SSD (at least for just the windows files)

apparently affordable laptops give extra warranty for not much extra $. i would go for it. make sure it is a haswell cpu (i5-4xxx or i7-4xxx)

8gb ram is enough for most games unless completely maxed out

i think though you could look at gigabyte p34g or the next clevo 14" (w480su?) coming out in 18/10/13
- belongsinforums on 26/09/2013 - 16:34
  
  Hey thanks for confirming the importance of getting extra warranty and an SSD.
  
  Didn't know about the new Clevo, but I couldn't wait for that!
Paul Atreides on 23/09/2013 - 19:33

+3

off topic, but i read the title as "Horize Worst Laptop" in a form of l3375P34K.
belongsinforums on 26/09/2013 - 16:36

Hey I ended up ordering the w230st from Logical Blue One for almost $1600 (ouchies!).

I added a HDD as a secondary drive, upgraded to dual bind intel wifi, and added 2 extra years return to base warranty.

Now I wait for building…

Thank you for your help!
belongsinforums on 22/10/2013 - 19:59

LBO had an issue with their laptops, so mine has been delayed. I guess it happens a lot, looking at forums..